champion godfather

Chapter 638
No matter where George Wood is on the field, his eyes are always fixed on the opponent's number 22, the Brazilian Kaka.

The day before the game, and the last preparation just before the game, the coach emphasized that Kaka is his goal for this game.In fact, there is no need to repeat it so repeatedly, he knows in his heart who is the most threatening person on a team.He is a defensive midfielder, and one of his jobs is to study the opponent's ace players.He doesn't have any special hobbies, so outside of training games, unless he has a commercial job, at other times, when he returns home, he always watches videos quietly by himself.

He has to study Forest's opponents in the league and in Europe.Albertini told him a long time ago that relying solely on physical instincts to defend cannot last long, because as he grows older, the body he is proud of now will always go downhill. What will we do then?Slowly forgotten on the bench?
There is a ready example right now - Chelsea's Makelele.

What prevents Wood from becoming the world's number one midfielder is not those long-established stars, nor Wood's physical fitness, but his consciousness.In this regard, he still has a lot of room for improvement.

Playing more games is a good way, but there is also a time limit for games. No matter how good a person is, he can only play more than 70 games a year. What about the remaining events and experience?I just made up for it by watching the video.

Wood knows that he is different from those who have been selected for professional football since he was a child. He lacks more than ten years of experience and awareness accumulation.Although he has a gratifying talent, he gradually caught up.But Wood's goal is not just to catch up.

Do you still remember what he said to Tang En at the door of Tang En's house?Remember Tang En's parting words when he came out of Wood's house?

Be the best player in England.

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In addition to paying attention to the movement of his teammates, Kaka will often turn his attention to the opponent who is eyeing him not far away-the No. 13 of Nottingham Forest, the Englishman George Wood.

AC Milan is on the defensive in this game, Ancelotti does not want to take risks, as long as he can get a point in the away game, he will be very satisfied.Therefore, Kaka's position is also very low. He is cruising at the front of his penalty area, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack-because of his fast speed, if AC Milan wants to counterattack, it will basically be initiated by him and Pirlo.Pirlo relies on passing the ball, and Kaka relies on his invincible dribbling acceleration.

Nottingham Forest's defense against AC Milan is pressing forward, so George Wood's position has also been raised. The distance between the two is not far away, and I don't know if it is conscious or a coincidence, they will always appear within each other's sight .

As Kaka predicted before the game, he will still be one-on-one with the opponent's George Wood in this game.

Now is the time for AC Milan to defend and Nottingham Forest to attack.

George Wood will also participate in the offense, but he doesn't have many roles. With van der Vaart, it is the Dutchman's task to organize the offense.

He is only responsible for protecting and containing the opponent.

That's why he had time to observe Kaka.

Kaka ignored Wood, he ran back to defend.

AC Milan's defensive formation remained quite intact. No matter how the Forest team mobilized and involved, they were always in chaos.This caused a headache for the players on the Forest team.As Ancelotti said, they are also an Italian team. He himself is an Italian coach, and his defense has penetrated into his bones.If you really want to make up your mind to defend, it is really difficult for Nottingham Forest to find any good opportunities.

The game was deadlocked.

But Tang En knew that AC Milan was hiding murderous intentions.

Speaking of which, what opponent is AC Milan most afraid of?
It is a team like Nottingham Forest, but not the current Nottingham Forest.Because Nottingham Forest is currently attacking with all its strength...

AC Milan's headache is the kind of opponent who can't defend.Just like Nottingham Forest in the past, no matter how lively you are besieging outside, if I don't come out and give you room to attack, Milan will find it very difficult.

now what?No, don't look at them a little ugly on the scene, in fact, maybe the advantage is gradually shifting to the visiting team AC Milan.

Tang En came out from the coach's dugout, stood on the sidelines, and made a gesture to let the team continue to push forward. He also called George Wood's name loudly, telling him to go up a little bit, and go up a little bit.

With such a loud voice and exaggerated body language, how could Ancelotti, who is next door, turn a blind eye?

Seeing Tang En anxiously signaling the team to attack, a smile appeared on the face of this somewhat fat ex-Milan player, but the smile was quickly hidden under the wrinkles on his face.

After roaring on the sidelines, Tang En turned around and walked back muttering. It seemed that he was very dissatisfied with the current situation on the court.

This is also reasonable, this is his home field, but now the team has been unable to attack for a long time.If you can't get three points in the end, it will be a failure for the home team. A draw or loss means that half of your body has been pulled out of the Champions League.

Even if you win, you have to try your best not to let the opponent score. It's dangerous to win with a gap of one goal... Look, how uncomfortable it is for Tang En to play home first.

Therefore, Tang En has a hundred reasons to show his anger here.Even the narrator thought his anger was justified. "Tony Twain can't sit still anymore. The game went on for 27 minutes, and the score was still 0:0. This is not what he wants to see, especially on the scene where his offense can't get any benefit..."

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Ancelotti looked at his watch. It was not much time until the end of the first half.He believes that at the end of the game, it is time for AC Milan to fight back.Who wants a draw away?Our goal is to win!

Tony Twain is a hot-tempered coach, so will his team be as prone to irritability and anger like their head coach?In the situation where they couldn't attack for a long time in the first half, will they become impatient at the last moment, use a simpler and more direct attack method, and at the same time make more mistakes, and the defense will be empty after all the players are pressed...

These are all things AC Milan can take advantage of.

Nottingham Forest still press?
Okay, go ahead, keep pressing.I was afraid that you would not dare to come up, Tony Twain...

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Ribery lost the ball when he forced a breakthrough, and Pirlo received the ball from his teammate and transferred it to Kaka.From the corner of Kaka's eyes, he saw that Wood seemed to be coming up, and quickly passed the football back, and then cut and ran by himself.He is not afraid of Wood running without the ball.

Kaka or Pirlo?
Seeing the two people in front of him, Wood hesitated a little.

Kaka is running empty, and Pirlo is holding the ball.Should he continue to rush up and take advantage of the situation to break Pirlo's ball?Or turn around and run after Kaka?It looked like he was in a dilemma.The distance between Kaka and Pirlo is very "ambiguous". It can give George Wood the urge to rob, but it is a little farther away, so that Wood can't guarantee that he will be able to go up in time.

Just at the moment Wood was stunned, Pirlo passed the ball again.

Overhead!The football passed over Wood's head and fell straight behind him.There, it was Kaka who turned around and caught the ball!
"AC Milan's counterattack!" The Italian TV commentator shouted hoarsely. He was suppressed for almost half of the game, and finally waited for this good opportunity.

Yes, great opportunity!

Since Tang En signaled for the team to press up and down again, the Forest team's defense was very empty at this time. As long as Kaka catches the ball, with his dribbling speed, he can instantly catch those Forest players who are desperately returning to defense. throw off.At that time, the sea and the sky will be bright... Of course, the first person he needs to get rid of is George Wood.

Wood's turning speed was faster than people expected. When Kaka hadn't received the football, he had already turned around and rushed towards the Brazilian.

Kaka stretched out his foot to lead the football forward, and at the same time he turned Wood behind him.The soccer ball is very beautiful, but...

Kaka sighed in his heart, but he still didn't get rid of this trouble immediately.

The time difference between him and Pirlo is what caused Wood's hesitation. Unfortunately, this person's physical fitness...is really alien level.

He shields the football and starts dribbling forward.Things are not so bad that it can't be done. As long as the position is stuck and the ball is dribbled, George Wood behind him can't act rashly-a tackle?Basically, it is at least a yellow card. If you encounter a stricter referee, you will get a red card directly; speed suppression?It was difficult to even step forward when he was blocked behind, let alone sprint at full speed... If he had to do that, he would trip Kaka's leg, and when Kaka fell to the ground, it would be more painful, and at least a yellow card would be given.

Kaka slammed into Wood on his back, and rushed forward with the counterforce.Wood was hit by him, and when he restarted, Kaka had already run away.

Pato and Seedorf helped him tear apart the Forest team's defense in front so that he could have a chance to go straight into the opponent's heart.At the same time, AC Milan's two wingers are also quickly following up.They invested a lot of troops, hoping to succeed with one blow.

Tang En stood up from the coach's bench, he seemed very nervous...

Kaka felt that Wood was still chasing after him, but he didn't completely get rid of it.He's looking around for his teammates to see if they're following, and whenever he gets the right opportunity he'll pass the ball.Now he doesn't want to entangle with Wood, although he really wants to beat George Wood one-on-one, but he knows that the team's victory is more important.

Pirlo stepped in.He decides to pass the ball.

But when he swung his foot out, he realized that he had missed the kick!

Kaka's feet were fast, and George Wood was not dissatisfied at all. He took advantage of this moment and finally shoveled the football at Kaka's feet!
Football fell to the feet of Nottingham Forest.

Kaka, who was kicked empty, staggered and fell to the ground!
The visiting fans booed for a while, but the referee just waved his hand and signaled Kaka to stand up.Wood did not foul!
Nottingham Forest launched a quick counterattack after taking the ball, without any hesitation, and did not temporarily find AC Milan's loopholes.For them who are good at playing defensive counterattacks, finding the opponent's defensive loopholes is what they do every minute and every second in 10 minutes.

Wood scooped the football out and Pepe ran up to catch it. The AC Milan players thought he was going to pass to the retreating Van der Vaart, so they temporarily strengthened the supervision of Van der Vaart.

Unexpectedly, after a feint shot, Pepe suddenly dribbled the ball forward resolutely!
AC Milan's midfield defense immediately messed up.Gattuso was only 30 years old in front of his young and strong companions, but he couldn't keep up with the pace. He planned to stop Pepe with a foul, but he only slightly slowed down the Brazilian's dribbling speed.

The Nottingham Forest players who were still "hurrying back to defense" just now threw themselves into the attack again.Ruud van Nistelrooy, Eastwood, Franck Ribery and Beckham, who felt too late to return to the defense before... have now become nails in Milan's defense.

It took Ancelotti almost a second to realize that he was fooled!
What if the opponent can't defend and waits for an opportunity to attack?
Then find a way to lure them out!
Fortunately, his entire defensive line has not moved, and all the offensive players go up.

For Nottingham Forest, this is not good news.

Although Pepe escaped from Gattuso's feet, he fell into the siege of the opponent.The prospect can't just pass the ball, Van der Vaart wants to hit directly behind and pass the ball straight.When I looked up, I found that the opponent's defensive formation was not scattered at all. Although Maldini was old, his experience made him stuck on the route Van der Vaart wanted to pass, and the ball just couldn't get out...

If the pass is forced, it will either be intercepted directly by the opponent, because Maldini has already seen through his intentions.Either the power of the pass is too strong, so that the teammates can't catch the ball.

The Dutchman sighed and moved the football sideways.

Tang En, who saw this scene off the field, jumped up, turned around and slapped the ceiling of the coach's bench.

The opportunity I finally waited for is gone.

"AC Milan is so sophisticated..." he said angrily.

He didn't blame Van der Vaart, who chose to transfer the cross, because the opponent was too cunning.

Before the game, he told his players that if we want to have a chance to score goals, we must lead the snake out of the hole.Unexpectedly, AC Milan is much more experienced than he imagined.Even if they seized the opportunity to fight the forest team's counterattack, their entire defense line did not move.If the opponent's defense doesn't move, the Forest team's offense will be difficult to play. His original intention is to tear apart the opponent's defense...

He turned his head and glanced at Ancelotti. This fat man looks harmless to humans and animals, and he still has a lot of food in his stomach...

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Twain thought of Ancelotti that much, and Ancelotti thought about Twain almost the same way.At first he really didn't expect that a mistake by Nottingham Forest would be a trap.Now that I think about it, I feel a little scared, Tony Twain is too crazy.

While he was calculating his opponent, his opponent was also constantly calculating him.

It seems that scoring one point in this game is the biggest victory.

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AC Milan did not dare to invest more troops in the counterattack, and Nottingham Forest did not have a good way to face the Italian-style defense.Sometimes facing such an opponent, you need to count on some luck. Unfortunately, tonight, luck was not on Nottingham Forest's side.

When the whistle finally blew for the end of the game, the Italians clenched their fists and cheered.They got the result they wanted - 0:0.

Ancelotti's tense face for nine or ten minutes finally broke into a smile - when he shook hands with Tang En.

Tang En naturally kept a straight face, without saying a word, shook hands like a routine, turned and left the court.He didn't want to see the Italians cheering and celebrating on their own turf.

On the contrary, the Italian reporters waited with great anticipation for the post-match press conference, intending to embarrass Twain at the press conference.Unfortunately, their wishful thinking fell through.

Tang En didn't come at all. The person who came to the press conference was assistant coach Chris Lack. The reason he gave made the Italian dumbfounded: "Tony is sorry that he can't come to participate in the post-match news, but he didn't mean to be absent. It was because he suddenly felt unwell just now. He entrusted me to attend and apologize to everyone."

An Italian reporter asked very "concerned": "May I ask what's wrong with Coach Tony Twain?"

Chris Lark spread his hands: "If I knew, I would not sit here and answer your questions, but go to the hospital to be a doctor."

Judging by his expression, the Italians have every reason to believe that Tony Twain taught him these words.This tone is too similar to Tony Twain!
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In fact, the Italian media really wronged Tang En this time. Although Tang En taught him what Chris Lark said, Tang En did feel a little unwell just now.

Chest tightness, but disappeared in a short time.

He was already in a bad mood, so he just used this as an excuse not to attend the press conference.He doesn't care how the outside world depends on what he does.He was about to make a big fuss, so he went to Dr. Constantine to have a physical examination for himself, and issued a hospital certificate to prove that there was indeed something wrong with his body.As for whether the problem was big enough for him to excuse himself from the press conference...that's fine.

At this time, Tang En was facing this group of dejected players in the locker room.

"Hey, have you forgotten what I said? Nottingham Forest's football is never-ending football. It's just a draw. Do you need to be so depressed? If you are unhappy, it would be better to kick them out at their home court in the next round. ?”

He spread his hands and shrugged.

"Don't think about it, take a shower and change clothes, go home and sleep. Tomorrow is another day!"

Tang En gritted his teeth.He is more unwilling than these people present...

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